'Juno' Crosses $100 Million Dollar Mark

LOS ANGELES, CA January 31, 2008 ­
Fox Searchlight Pictures President Peter Rice announced
today that four time Oscar® nominee including Best Picture
and critic¹s darling JUNO has made box-office history by
becoming the first film released by Fox Searchlight to cross
the coveted $100 million mark in theatrical box-office
grosses eclipsing the previous record of $71.5 million set
by SIDEWAYS in 2004.

"This is an astonishing feat for us
and the film has surpassed all our expectations. When you
have a quality film of this caliber made by amazingly
talented filmmakers and actors who truly believe and support
a project, you can only succeed," said Rice. "We knew this
film had cross over potential and it has resonated with
audiences all across the country. The entire marketing,
distribution and publicity team has poured its heart and
soul into making this a phenomenal success and their efforts
have been truly remarkable.²

JUNO milestones set by the
film since its release December 14th are as follows:

· JUNO
has crossed the $100 million mark in just 8 weeks of
release, 2nd only to THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT for a limited
release film.

· JUNO is Searchlight¹s widest
platform release in its history and its 3rd widest release
of any film (wide or limited) in company history at 2,534
locations (Wk #7) behind BANGER SISTERS (2,738 locations)
and THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2,621 locations).

· JUNO
has been on the Top 10 grosses list for six consecutive
weekends and all weekends of 2008.

Fox Searchlight Pictures is a specialty film company
that both finances and acquires motion pictures. It has its
own marketing and distribution operations, and its films are
distributed internationally by Twentieth Century Fox. Fox
Searchlight Pictures is a unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment,
a unit of Fox Entertainment Group.

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